PRAYER LETTER

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Please see at the end of this Prayer Letter, a section from our Intercessory Prayer Partners with scripture to pray over Pastor Gregory and our Elders.
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Romans 12.2 “ Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
 
Ephesians 4.21b-24 “as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.”

        Dreams… does the Lord speak to us through our dreams? I had a dream a number of years ago that hit me hard and I felt afterwards it was God’s way of opening my eyes to something I had begun to believe about myself. At the time I saw it as a label – finally I knew this to be true about myself and I was going to put a label on it. This label reflected something real that was happening in my life but it was not, absolutely not, who God created me to be.

        I believed this lie and wore the label for all these years…until a dream I had a few weeks ago. I knew when I woke up that I was free – I can’t tell you any details about the dream, it had already faded away. But I can tell you, I woke up feeling lighter. I felt deep in my spirit that this dream was the Lord showing me the person He created me to be. I was no longer wearing the label I had placed on myself. I claimed His truth. I knew in that moment, I was changed. Changed for God’s glory, for His good.

        I’ve been processing mindsets…you remember Robin teaching us a couple Sundays ago from Ephesians 4 (Such a good chapter!!) After my dream, Father God freeing me from that lie I had been operating under for the past 5-6 years, helped me recognize the mindset I had grown accustomed to and seeing that there is a better way to think, a healthier way to live.

        With our Lord, we can do all that He calls us to do. We can let go of the expectations, the anger, the judgement. We can throw off that which the world lays on us, weighing us down. We can reevaluate old mindsets and ask the Lord to shine light and truth in those beliefs. And we can be free, truly free. I realize what I am saying, how I am saying it does not feel true or right for each of you. I am not simplifying or downplaying the difficult, painful circumstances you have lived through or are currently experiencing. I do not want to gloss over your pain; I want to share my transformation experience and be a reminder of God’s hope. He is the Light and the darkness cannot, will not overpower Him.  

        Shifting our mindset to be in line with the Lord’s is a process. Let’s keep encouraging each other and most importantly, praying for one another, giving all we have to God who is our refuge, the One who will bring us peace. He will be with us, He is with us, every step of the way.

Ericka

THANK YOU FOR PRAYING FOR OUR CHURCH AND CAMP STAFF:
STAFF: (Rev. Dr.) Gregory Wagenfuhr; (Business Manager) Tammy Nunley; (Director of Youth, Young Adults, & Interns) Kara Candid; (Family & Children’s Ministry) Sarah Huck; (Media/Tech) Deb Meyers and Becca Mailand; (Building/Grounds/Custodial) John Yolo, Stephen Dalton, and Ryan Albertson; (Administrative Assistant) Ericka Clark; (Worship Leaders) Jason Wickson, Nathan Gross, and Anne Schilperoort; (Preschool Teachers) Amber Miller and Amiya Aparicio; (Childcare) Gracie Miller, Maddie Miller, Jennifer Brice, and Grace Johnson; (Interns) Linda Camarillo, Victor Corona, Peyton Crumrine, Jaylene Esquivel, and Eli Westfall.

GHORMLEY STAFF: Joel Whitehead, Noah and Karlie Camp, Richard Hayland, Jack Kendall, Dalton Ransier, Kaeden and Alicia Schmidt and Ally Waters.

CAMP GHORMLEY BOARD: Jeff Arkills, Rob Culp, Tony Klein, Emily Lee, Suzanne Marinace, Amae Merrill, Rich Milhorn, Meagan Sylvester, Gregory Wagenfuhr, and Joel Whitehead.

Dear Prayer Partners at Grace,
We invite the Church to join us as we pray these scriptures for Pastor Gregory and for our Elders. (Elders: John, Aaron, Bruce, Michele, Eric, Larry, Janet, Todd, Ana, Rich, and Joe)
Thank you ~ Carla and Sharon, Grace of Christ Intercessors

Praying God’s Word
Psalm 45:3 (a Messianic Psalm — The Bride of Christ
“Put on your sword, O mighty warrior! You are so glorious, so majestic! In your majesty, ride out to victory, defending truth, humility, and justice. Go forth to perform awe-inspiring deeds! Your arrows are sharp, piercing your enemies’ hearts. The nations fall before you, lying down beneath your feet. Your Divine throne O God, endures forever and ever. Your royal power is expressed in justice. You love what is right and hate what is wrong. Therefore God, your God has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”

Paul’s Prayer for Spiritual Empowering of the Church
Ephesians 3:14-21
“When we think of the wisdom and scope of God’s plan, we fall to our knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. We pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will give us mighty inner strength through His Holy Spirit. And we pray that Christ will be more and more at home in our hearts as we trust in Him. May our roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love. And may we have the power to understand how, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love really is. May we experience the love of Christ, though it is so great we will never fully understand it. Then we will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Now, glory be to God! By His mighty power at work within us, He is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope. May He be given glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages. Amen"